Friendsmas Party Challenge

The team party game for the friends who became family — 32 printable cards, a superlative ballot, and 4 mini-games for a scored Christmas party of 4–16 players.

Friendsmas is a Christmas party with your friend group — the friends who became family — and the Friendsmas Party Challenge turns that party into one friendly, scored contest.

Split into Team Tinsel and Team Garland, deal the cards, and play for Jingle Points all night: team challenges worth 2 points, photo challenges judged funniest by the host, mini-games worth a big 5 points each, and ten superlative titles decided by secret ballot over dessert. A twist deck runs your white-elephant or secret-santa gift exchange in the middle of the night, and the evening closes with a proper ceremony — a Friendsmas Champions 2026 award for the winning team, voted titles like MVP — Most Valuable Partier, and a wooden-spoon honour for the losers: Keepers of the Fruitcake, reigning until next Friendsmas.

One house rule keeps it kind at full volume: anyone can pass any challenge, any time, no questions — a pass hands the card to the other team for half points, so the game never stalls and nobody is ever put on the spot.

Print the cards, cut them out, and play tonight. No app, no screen, no rehearsal — just pens, a phone for photos and timers, and the mini-game kit you already have in a kitchen drawer.

What's inside:

- Host guide — How Friendsmas Works — team split (Team Tinsel vs Team Garland, or names drawn from a hat), the full Jingle Points system, host duties, a print-and-prepare list, and the pass rule printed in full

- 12 Team Challenge cards (Deck 1) — whole-team and rep-vs-rep challenges: marshmallow-and-toothpick tree build, carol hum-off, wrap-a-teammate, human knot, stocking detective, and more

- 12 Photo Challenge cards (Deck 2) — recreate a famous Christmas movie scene in one frozen pose, the most dramatic "caught opening presents early" face, a safe team pyramid by the tree, indoor snow angels, and more — host judges the funniest shot

- 8 Gift-Exchange Twist cards (Deck 3) + exchange rules — twists for white-elephant and secret-santa exchanges: the Birthday Swap, Steal-or-Snuggle, the Reindeer Rule (the gift moves one seat left every time someone says "Christmas"), the Compliment Toll, the Oven-Mitt Pick, and the Finale Pass

- Superlative ballot (Deck 4) — 10 friend-group titles on a printable secret ballot, including Most Likely to Finish the Dessert Table Alone, Best Ugly Sweater Commitment, and Most Likely to Cry at a Christmas Commercial — each title won scores 1 point for the winner's team, with a +3 sweep bonus

- 4 mini-games with full instructions — Marshmallow Tower, the Wrap Race (one hand each), Carol Charades, and the Ornament Balance Relay (plastic ornament only — safety note printed), each worth 5 points

- Printable score sheet — rounds and challenges tracked for both teams through to the final Jingle Points total

- Winner titles page — the closing ceremony: a Friendsmas Champions 2026 certificate-style award block for the winning team, fill-in voted titles (MVP — Most Valuable Partier, Best Sport, Quiet Legend), and Keepers of the Fruitcake for the losing team

- Editable source included — the complete game in an editable document, so you can adapt cards and ballots for your own group

Details:

- Format: PDF (20 pages) + editable DOCX with identical text

- Delivery: instant download

- Players: 2 teams, 4–16 players; about 90 minutes

- For grown-up friend groups — print, cut, and play tonight

- Part of the Pharaoh Angels 2026 Holiday Collection